Meanings
adjectivelackadaisy (comparative more lackadaisy, superlative most lackadaisy)
comparative more lackadaisy · superlative most lackadaisy
- archaicLackadaisical.
interjection
- archaicLackaday.
Origin
Alteration of lack-a-day or alack-the-day.
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APA
lackadaisy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lackadaisy
MLA
“lackadaisy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lackadaisy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lackadaisy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lackadaisy.
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